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Tasha, M.Ed., M.A.
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
LGBTQIA+ Students
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
STEM
Transfer
Undecided Students
Master College Admissions Counselor
Academic Advisor
Academic Advisor
A master designation indicates a counselor has an even more extensive background in admissions, college counseling, and/or tenure with IvyWise.
Former Admissions Officer, University of Southern California, Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Boston University
New York City Metro and Colombia
Amy, M.Ed.
Athletics
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Neurodivergent Students
U.K. Schools
Undecided Students
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Counseling Team Leader
Counseling Team Leader
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Admissions and Financial Aid Officer at Harvard University
Boston Metro
Juaquin
Athletics
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Transfer
Undecided Students
Visual and Performing Arts
Master College Admissions Counselor
A master designation indicates a counselor has an even more extensive background in admissions, college counseling, and/or tenure with IvyWise.
Former Admissions Officer at Occidental College
U.S. Southwest
Kayon, M.Ed.
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
MBA Admissions
Pre-Med
STEM
Transfer
Premier College Admissions Counselor
MBA Admissions Counselor
MBA Admissions Counselor
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience in evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Assistant Director of Admission at MIT and the MIT Sloan School of Management
Boston Metro
Kim
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
STEM
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience in evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Associate Director of Admissions at the University of Pennsylvania
U.S. Northeast
Nat, M.A.
Athletics
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
U.K. Schools
WiseStart™ Early College Guidance
WiseStart™ School Placement
Premier College Admissions Counselor
WiseStart™ Counselor
Counseling Team Leader
WiseStart™ Counselor
Counseling Team Leader
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Senior Assistant Director of Admissions, NYU, NYU Abu Dhabi
New York City Metro
Chris
Athletics
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Neurodivergent Students
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Associate Dean of Admission at Wesleyan University
New York City Metro
Rachel
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Neurodivergent Students
Political Science and International Relations
U.K. Schools
Undecided Students
Visual and Performing Arts
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Academic Advisor
Academic Advisor
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience in evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Assistant Dean of Admissions, Swarthmore College
Washington, D.C. Metro
Christine G., M.Ed.
Business
Data Science
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Pre-Med
STEM
Undecided Students
Master College Admissions Counselor
A master designation indicates a counselor has an even more extensive background in admissions, college counseling, and/or tenure with IvyWise.
Former Assistant Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Boston University
Boston Metro
Judy, M.A.
Athletics
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Political Science and International Relations
Transfer
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Senior Associate Director of Admissions, Georgetown University
U.S. Southeast
James
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
Transfer
Principal College Admissions Counselor
A principal counselor has at least three years of direct experience serving as a Dean and/or Director of undergraduate admissions at a highly selective US college or university.
Former Senior Assistant Director of Admissions at the University of Southern California, Former Associate Director of Admissions at USC’s Marshall School of Business, Former Admissions Counselor at the University of Illinois – Chicago, Former Senior Assistant Director of Regional Recruitment at the University of Utah
Los Angeles Metro
Alecia
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
STEM
Transfer
Master College Admissions Counselor
Master College Admissions Counselor
Former Assistant Director of Admissions at Duke University
U.S. Southeast
Rod
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Political Science and International Relations
Pre-Med
STEM
Transfer
Master College Admissions Counselor
A master designation indicates a counselor has an even more extensive background in admissions, college counseling, and/or tenure with IvyWise.
Former Associate Director of Admissions at Case Western Reserve University
Boston Metro
Scott, M.P.A.
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
LGBTQIA+ Students
Political Science and International Relations
STEM
Transfer
U.K. Schools
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Assistant Director of Admissions at Yale University
New York City Metro and South Africa
Victoria
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Undecided Students
Visual and Performing Arts
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Assistant Director of Admissions at University of Chicago and Sarah Lawrence College
U.S. Midwest
Robin, M.A.
Highly Selective Admissions
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Neurodivergent Students
Political Science and International Relations
Transfer
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Director of Counseling
Director of Counseling
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Senior Assistant Director of Admission at Georgetown University, Former Admissions Officer at Vanderbilt University
U.S. Midwest
Mike
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Political Science and International Relations
Transfer
Undecided Students
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Academic Advisor
Academic Advisor
A master designation indicates a counselor has an even more extensive background in admissions, college counseling, and/or tenure with IvyWise.
Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Stanford University
Los Angeles Metro
Meg, M.A.
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Political Science and International Relations
Transfer
U.K. Schools
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Academic Advisor
Academic Advisor
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Associate Dean of Admission, Princeton University, Amherst College
New York City Metro
Christine, M.P.P., Ph.D.
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Political Science and International Relations
U.K. Schools
WiseStart™ Early College Guidance
Premier College Admissions Counselor
WiseStart™ Counselor
Counseling Team Leader
WiseStart™ Counselor
Counseling Team Leader
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Assistant Director of Admissions, Yale University, Georgetown University
Washington, D.C. Metro
McGreggor, M.D.
Highly Selective Admissions
International Students
Medical School Admissions
Pre-Med
STEM
Transfer
Premier College Admissions Counselor
Medical School Admissions Counselor
Medical School Admissions Counselor
Premier counselors are the most sought-after and the most seasoned, with decades of experience evaluating applications and counseling students.
Former Director of Selection, MIT – Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Boston Metro
Indhika
Data Science
Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Political Science and International Relations
STEM
Academic Advisor
Graduate School Admissions Counselor
Graduate School Admissions Counselor
Former Associate Director of Admissions at Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service and McCourt School of Public Policy
East Asia
Nellie
Business
Highly Selective Admissions
MBA Admissions
STEM
Academic Advisor
MBA Admissions Counselor
Graduate School Admissions Counselor
MBA Admissions Counselor
Graduate School Admissions Counselor
Former Associate Director of Admissions, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
New York City Metro
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